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A -- ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH POC C. Tom Weih, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-3878, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email C.T.WEIH@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#98-6304. E-MAIL: C. Tom Weih, C.T.WEIH@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a NASA Langley Research Center plans to issue a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) to solicit fundamental research proposals that offer new and creative solutions to technical problems encountered in the area of Advanced Materials Research. Specifically, this solicitation is looking for submissions that develop novel polymeric, metallic, and ceramic materials and processing technologies, develops new nondestructive measurement technologies, characterizes material deformation and failure behavior to ensure structural integrity of aircraft and space structures, or researches the effects of aircraft and spacecraft service environments on material performance. The NRA will focus on fundamental, long term, high risk/high payoff technologies. Participation under the above announcement is restricted to educational and other non-profit institutions. Although no specific set-aside is contemplated for HBCU's and other minority institutions, their participation is highly encouraged. NASA employees are not permitted to be co-principal investigators on these proposals. The anticipated release date of the NRA is on or about January 6, 1999. The proposals will be evaluated four times with first anticipated proposal due date of on or about February 8, 1999, and the other three due dates at 90 day intervals. Technical evaluations will be conducted through a peer review process by discipline specialists. Proposals for up to 3 years of research activities will be solicited. Approximately $0.7 million of FY 1999 funds are anticipated for funding the proposals. Additionally, it is anticipated that approximately $1.4 million would be available between FY 2000 and 2001. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". The NRA and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excell 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/LaRC Business Opportunities page is: http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/class.html It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for the release of the NRA and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the NRA and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/notes.htm Posted 12/01/98 (D-SN275691). (0335)

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